Since I Was Three I've Been Playing

I'm Sorry That I Did Not Become The World's First Black Classic Pianist. I Think I Would Have Been Happier.

I Was Always A Politician From The Day The Civil Rights People Chose Me As Their Protest Singer.

Desegregation Is A Joke.

By The Time I Was Eight I Was Taking Classical Piano Lessons And I Wanted To Be A Concert Pianist. But That Didn't Work Out. I Graduated From High School And My Formal Education Ended.

Anything Human Can Be Felt Through Music, Which Means That There Is No Limit To The Creating That Can Be Done With Music. You Can Take The Same Phrase From Any Song And Cut It Up So Many Different Ways - It's Infinite. It's Like God... You Know?